Suspenders



(NoModel.) W. A. LAVBRTY.

SUSPENDBRS.

No. 276,834.' Patented May 1,1883.V Y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. LAVE'RTY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

susPENnERs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,834, dated May 1,1883.

Application tiled March 16, 1883.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. LAVERTY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain Improvements in Suspenders, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to preVentthe rapid wearing out of thestrips ot' leather or fabric where-by the webs ot Suspenders are securedto the usual metal rings or loops interposed between the shoulder strapsand the waist-straps; and this object Iattain in the manner which I willnow proceed to describe, reference being had to the accom pauyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of sufficient of'apair of Suspenders to ,illustrate my invention, and Fig. 2 an enlargedvertical section.

A A represent part ot' the shoulder-straps of a pair of Suspenders; B B,part of the rear waist-straps, and D the metallic loop connecting them,the upper portion ofthe loop being contained within the folded strip a,of leather or fabric, secured to the straps A, and the lower portion ot'the loop being contained within a similar folded strip, a, secured tothe' straps B. This is an ordinary means of connecting the straps; butowing to the wear and strain of the metal loop on the strips a thelatter soon become worn through or torn out, and the suspenders must bediscarded. In order to prevent this rapid destruction of the strips a, Iemploy a washer, b, of sheet metal or-otherinaterial calculated toresist wear, this washer beine,` introduced betweenthe folded strip aand the loop D, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to prevent the contact of saidstrip with the loop. The washers are prefertNo model.)

ably made of sheet Inetal bent into U form, as shown, so that` they canbe readily applied to the loop before fitting the folded strip athereto. i y

I am aware that strengtheniiig-i'iieces have been applied to the outsideof the strips a,- but the pieces, when so applied, must be much largerthat the washers b which I employ, and means for securing the pieces inplace must be employed, whereas the loop itself serves to retain intheir proper position the washers which I use. Greater freedom ofInovement ot' the parts is also permitted, as there is not the sameamount of friction between the loop D and washer b as there would bebetween the loop and the leather or fabric composing the strip a.

Rings may be employed instead of the loop shown, and at the front endsof the suspenders the ring or loop may be secured to the waist-strapsonly in the manner shown, the upper portion of said ring or loop beingadaptcd to a hook on thev buckle of the shoulderstrap.

I claim as my invention- The combination ot' the ring or loop D andshoulder or waist straps of a pair ot' suspenders, with the folded stripa and the washer b interposed between said folded strip and the ring orloop, as set forth. V

In testimony whereotlhavesigned my name to this specification in thepresence of two subsorbing witnesses.

WM. A. LAVERTY.

' Witnesses:

HARRY L. AsnENEEL'IER, HARRY SMITH.

